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Petroleum engineer, 1915-1985. Mr. Adkins, a graduate in Chemical Engineering from the University of Alberta in 1937, was the superintendent responsible for the design and construction of the Bitumount oil sands extraction plant. In association with Born Engineering Company he built refineries throughout Western Canada, including a facility in Turner Valley, Alberta. In 1946 he was appointed superintendent of the Alberta Government Oil Sands Project, to build and operate a demonstration plant at Bitumount.

Chemist, Administrator, 1924- . Dr. Willard Allen joined the staff of the Department of Chemistry in 1948. He served as president of the Canadian Association of University Teachers, 1969-1970. In 1971 he was appointed Associate Vice-President (Academic), to assist in the office's responsibility for faculties, schools, research institutes and ancillary services, as well as the research and Student Awards offices. Dr. Allen retired in 1984.

Politician, 1908- . Ernest C. Manning is a long-time proponent of social credit and former leader of the Social Credit Party of Alberta. He served as a member of the Legislative Assembly (1935- 1968) and as Premier (1943-1968). Nationally, he was a member of the Senate from 1970 to 1983. In these interviews he describes 35 years of politics and government in Alberta.

Teacher, Educator, [19þ]- . Dr. Pierce taught at various schools throughout Alberta from 1934 until 1942 when she accepted a teaching position in Camrose, which she held until 1967. Between 1967 and 1980 she was a professor of Educational Foundations at the University, specializing in the sociology of education.

Engineer, 1907-1968. An alumnus of the University, "Ward" Porteous returned to the campus in 1930 as an instructor in electrical engineering. He became a full professor in 1955. He was a co- founder of the campus radio station, CKUA; between 1939 and 1940 he designed and installed the station's transmission expansion facilities.

Drama teacher, 1944- . A high school drama teacher for 15 years with the Calgary Catholic School Board, Ms. Potts received an MA in Education, specializing in drama education, from the University of Calgary. The thesis for the MA degree generated the material for this collection. She was a representative of Alberta Theatre Projects to the International Association of Theatre for Children and Young People Conference in Madrid, Spain, in 1978. She is a member of the Department of Education's Fine Arts Curriculum Coordinating Committee for the Province of Alberta.

Educator, 1927- . Clarence Harold Preitz was born February 2, 1927, in Scranton, Pennsylvania. He received a B.S. from Millersville University in 1951, his M.S. from the University of Pennsylvania in 1954, and his Ed.D. from Wayne State University in 1969. In 1965, Dr. Preitz was appointed Assistant Professor in the Department of Industrial and Vocational Education at the University of Alberta. He was appointed Associate Professor in 1968 and Full Professor in 1975. From 1986-1991, Dr. Preitz was Associate Chair of the Department of Industrial and Vocational Education at the University of Alberta. In 1991, he was transferred to the Department of Secondary Education. Dr. Preitz retired in 1992 and was named Professor Emeritus. Over the course of his career, he published several monographs and numerous articles on several different aspects of industrial education.

Painter, 1883-1951. A former fashion designer, Laura (Evans) Reid, wife of pioneer Alberta doctor R.M. Reid, began painting after the age of 50. In association with the Department of Extension, she was supervisor of the Vegreville Community Art School. Her watercolours have been exhibited throughout Canada, including the Universityþs Ring House Gallery, which holds the major collection of her paintings.

Agronomist, agricultural historian. After receiving a B.Sc. from the University of Alberta, Sharon Rempel received her M.A. in Conservation Studies, 'Historic Gardens and Landscapes' option from the Department of Archaeology, Institute of Advanced Architectural Studies at the University of York, England. She also attended a 10-day course in Heritage Gardens from the University of Victoria, in Victoria, British Columbia. Since 1989, Ms. Rempel has operated Sharon Rempel and Associates, a consulting firm that offers heritage garden research and restoration services. Ms. Rempel's clients have included Craigflower Farm, Hudson Bay site, Victoria (1850s); the Grist Mill at Keremeos, B.C. (1880s); Fort Steele Heritage Town, Cranbrook, B.C. (1890s); Ukrainian Cultural Heritage Village, Edmonton Alta. (1900s); Mennonite Heritage Village, Steinbach Manitoba (1900s); Highlands Historical Society, Edmonton, Alta. (1908); and Parks Canada, Jasper, Alberta (1920s). Ms. Rempel has also done biodiversity conservation consultation work with: The Garden Institute of Alberta; Seeds of Diversity Canada (SoDC); Canadian University Service Overseas (CUSO) in Laos, PDR; United Nations work for Canada in Rome; and The Greek Gene Bank

Prospector, Businessman, 1879-1938. Albert John Ridley left his parents' farm in Ridgetown, Ontario after high school to join the Klondike Gold Rush. Having journeyed west, he headed north from Vancouver in September 1899, to Skagway. Following a year of travel and periods of sedentariness, he and his two companions reached Lousetown near Dawson City in July, 1900. He remained in the Klondike until the fall of 1903. After his return to Ontario, he took up various business ventures in Canada and the United States. He finally settled in Birmingham, Alabama in 1908.